CNN BREAKING: NFL and locked-out referees have reached agreement UPDATED with story

[pinboy3niner]

Last edited Thu Sep 27, 2012, 01:43 AM - Edit history (1)

"The NFL and its locked-out referees have reached agreement on a contract that will return the officials to the field."

Story now posted:

Deal ends lockout, brings real refs back to the NFL

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• The real referees to return to the field Thursday

• The deal ends an embarrassing stage for the NFL.

•A series of bad decisions have become fodder for jokes and criticism

By Lateef Mungin, CNN
updated 1:06 AM EDT, Thu September 27, 2012

(CNN) -- The short and painful era of replacement referees is over after the National Football League struck a deal with the union that represents the league's referees late Wednesday night.

"Our officials will be back on the field starting tomorrow night," Commissioner Roger Goodell said. "We appreciate the commitment of the NFLRA in working through the issues to reach this important agreement."

Along with bringing the real refs back for Thursday's night game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Cleveland Browns, the deal ends an embarrassing stage for the NFL.

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http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/27/sport/nfl-referees-deal/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Good! I hope it's a fair agreement. n/t

[Scootaloo]

2. if the NFL worked like schools...

They would just use the bad calls of the scab refs to declare the teams "dysfunctional," and try to find a way to run the game without refs at all.

[pinboy3niner]

3. If they worked like schools...

...there'd be a bunch of scab refs sitting in the corner.

[Scootaloo]

5. hah, fair point

it's going to take a while for the whole "the teachers are winning" thing to sink into my head.

[pinboy3niner]

4. .